2006 Headlines
Professor Yaniv Grinstein Appointed to Term at the SEC
Yaniv Grinstein, Assistant Professor of Finance at the Johnson School, will be working at the Securities and Exchange Commission as a Visiting Academic Scholar until June 2007. He will continue his research efforts in corporate governance and corporate finance, as well as other areas for the SEC.
His current projects at the Johnson School involve an analysis of the effect of the new governance rules in the U.S. on corporate value, an examination of executive compensation in U.S. corporations, and a look at the role of corporate boards in monitoring firms. Professor Grinstein has published in several journals, including the Journal of Finance, and the Journal of Financial Economics. His research has been widely cited in major newspapers such as The Economist, Financial Times, Newsweek, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Forbes magazine, Time magazine, Washington Post, as well as in Congressional hearings on the new governance rules. Professor Grinstein is the recipient of the Best Paper in Corporate Finance Award from the Southwestern Finance Association in 2005, and of the Clifford H. Whitcomb faculty fellowship in 2004-2005.
